Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Film festival programming is a complex and under-examined process. Wonder how films are selected and what are the considerations of film programmers when deciding on films for their festivals? How do programmers balance a selection of cinematically experimental works with popular crowd-pleasers? Listen to Jacob Wong who has been the curator of the Hong Kong International Film Festival since 1997 at the library@esplanade on 21 June 2008 from 1pm to 2.30pm.

To register, please email info@asianfilmarchive.org with the subject heading "Asian Film Archive Presents: In Conversations with Jacob Wong" and provide your full name and email contact. Entry is free but by registration. First come first served.